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April 10, 2022

Jordan Mooney, an Avatar of Punk Style, Dies at 66

Swathed in rubber and glowering from spiked heels, she was a fearsome figurehead for a generation of disaffected English teenagers. Jordan Mooney, better known as simply […]
March 29, 2022

Christopher Alexander, Architect Who Humanized Urban Design, Dies at 85

A fierce anti-modernist, he championed vernacular structures, becoming a counterculture hero to many, from New Urbanists to software designers to Prince Charles. Christopher Alexander, the Viennese-born […]
March 16, 2022

Annie Flanders, Founder of Details Magazine, Dies at 82

Her idiosyncratic and fiercely independent magazine chronicled Downtown Manhattan in the 1980s, a combustible mix of art, music and fashion. Annie Flanders, the ardent, russet-haired founding […]
March 13, 2022

Tova Borgnine, Cosmetics Maven and QVC Star, Dies at 80

She turned a cactus-derived face mask into a multimillion-dollar beauty business. Her husband, the actor Ernest Borgnine, gave it a surprise assist. Tova Borgnine, the Norwegian-born […]
December 29, 2021

A Story of Love and Obsession

The Harlem house had been empty for eight years when in 2010 James Fenton, the British poet, and Darryl Pinckney, the African American cultural critic and […]
December 19, 2021

Eve Babitz, a Hedonist With a Notebook, Is Dead at 78

A child of Hollywood, she wrote of the sensuous pleasures of Los Angeles, and sampled them enthusiastically. Eve Babitz, the voluptuous bard of Los Angeles, who […]
April 21, 2021

June Newton, Photographer and Muse, Dies at 97

The widow and inspiration of the provocative photographer Helmut Newton, she took pictures that were as tender as his were erotically charged. June Newton, the widow, […]
March 24, 2021

Chrissy Teigen, Emma Grede and Kris Jenner Launch Cleaning Brand

Chrissy Teigen, Kris Jenner and Emma Grede have come together to build a saucy cleaning brand. Chrissy Teigen, the appealing multi-hypenate (model-cookbook author-mom, pop-star wife and […]
March 23, 2021

What Does Home Mean to Us? Not the Same Thing It Did Before the Pandemic

We’re tired, and so are our living spaces. As we emerge from lockdown, architects, writers and others reflect on how we’ll reinvent them — and what […]
February 28, 2021

Derek Khan, Onetime Stylist for Hip-Hop Stars, Dies at 63

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